Zuniga wrestled on theindependent circuit under the ring name Angel Rose, primarily working for Independent Championship Wrestling in Florida, where she is a four-time ICW Women's Champion as well as a winner of the ICW Hard Knocks Championship and the ICW Championship.[3][7] She also worked for various other Florida-based promotions such as IGNITE Wrestling, RONIN Pro Wrestling, andShine Wrestling.[8][9] Zuniga made an appearance on the March 22, 2017, episode ofNXT, working under her real name as anenhancement talent in a quick loss toAsuka.[10][1]
Zuniga joinedWomen of Wrestling (WOW) in July 2019 where she performed under the ring nameAdrenaline.[11] Adrenaline teamed withFire in the tag team tournament for the vacantWOW World Tag Team Championship in which they won in the second-season finale onAXS TV on May 16, which aired ontape delay on November 23.[12]
On September 5, 2019, Diamante made her debut for Empower Wrestling and defeated Gemma Cross in first round to determine Empower Wrestling's first champion.[13] However, she was defeated byNicole Savoy on September 26, 2019, and was eliminated in the semi-final of the tournament.[14]
Zuniga joinedImpact Wrestling as part ofThe Latin American Xchange in March 2017, and made her debut along with the rest of the group on the March 23 episode ofImpact Wrestling under the ring name Diamante.[15] On the April 6 episode ofImpact Wrestling, Diamante made her in-ring debut, participating in a gauntlet match to become number one contender for theImpact Wrestling Knockouts Championship, but was eliminated byBrandi Rhodes. During their feud withAlberto El Patron, she andHomicide beat his brotherEl Hijo de Dos Caras on July 20.[16][unreliable source] In July 2017, Diamante suffered a knee injury and underwent surgery to repair her left ACL and was out of action for the rest of the year. She returned to Impact on the August 25, 2018, episode ofXplosion in a match againstSu Yung, but then was released on January 28, 2019.[17]
In the spring of 2019, Diamante fully recovered from her injury and began wrestling on the American independent scene again.[18]
Diamante made herAll Elite Wrestling (AEW) in-ring debut on the January 15, 2020 ofDark. The event, on the campus of theUniversity of Miami, was a singles match between herself andBig Swole, which she lost. Diamante made herDynamite debut on July 22, with a win overIvelisse. This victory would earn her a non-title match against theAEW Women's ChampionHikaru Shida; however, Diamante was unsuccessful.
Diamante would begin teaming with Ivelisse in theAEW Women's Tag Team Cup Tournament after they were paired together in The Deadly Draw. The team would advance to the finals after defeatingDasha Gonzalez andRachael Ellering in the first round, andAnna Jay andTay Conti in the semi-finals. They would ultimately win the tournament defeating The Nightmare Sisters (Allie andBrandi Rhodes) in the finals. Diamante and Ivelisse would again team up on the November 24, 2020, episode ofDark, defeatingLady Frost and "Bionic Beast" Jenna.[19]
In July 2023, it was reported that Diamante signed a full-time deal with AEW.[5]
Diamante made herRing of Honor (ROH) debut, AEW's sister promotion, on the April 27, 2023, episode ofROH on Honor Club, in a losing effort againstSkye Blue.[20] Following her debut, Diamante was on a start of a winning streak, defeating different competitors such asTeal Piper[21] andTrish Adora.[22] However, on the June 22 episode of ROH, Diamante lost toLeila Grey, after Grey's managerMark Sterling distracted Diamante.[23] The following week, Diamante defeated Grey in a rematch.[24]
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